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1/3/2013 1:41PM

How Alabama Became College Football Paradise

Alabama head coach Nick Saban's team, the defending national champion, is building the only dynasty in college football. WSJ's Matthew Futterman discusses how Alabama's football culture and a relentless recruiting strategy put this team on top. Photo: Getty Images.

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... I ... explain the success of Alabama's Crimson tide in college football team favored Egret its third national title in four years on Monday Matthew Futterman ... has been digging into this this phenomenon he's right here beside him at his tell you ... I'm good at making as good as Alabama and its coaching this been in college sports especially football do not suppose to have dynasties but the Crimson tide ... BP which Apple at this point at this point it pretty close suspicion the witness stand and concrete panels and for years and that's really not supposed to happen and it's very difficult to win an aim ... to win consistently in any sport these days ... the thing about it with Collins ... that the present and all that long dated did there for a fee extending the pros ... that puts a premium on coaching ... and in the spring in happening someone like Nick Saban whose there was just onset of a masterful job in the perfectly ... this look a little bit about what's even his ten people seeking operates almost like ... a C E O how to explain that doesn't housing differ from the way other college coaches can perform what I had to get him in the ... house to fall to the demands that kind of ... structure ... Yuki is very tightly overseeing every aspect of his program ... and ... we believe is not really a stone the Crows and turned his at times you keep this ... um motivational expert ... on the sidelines to give them pointers on what he keeps a half time ... so I you know you have a coach and trainer who's who ... were looking after the physical aspects of this use ... is a guy there who stockings the players throughout the didn't ... know what are they thinking when the feeling when they need to be called by their leader and a half to Annie's wasn't listening to this leader because he is such a reputation of getting his players ... into the NFL which is what these guys while writing this for ... outbound players on the first and last year ... I was saying the EU before that date it's the the the pipeline right now in terms of ... a college team ... and did the planet Conference NCC which sees is certainly the closest thing NFL has two minor league N sync and is just a teaser will let list when it comes to recruiting any ... e just a little go after them two years before they're even about to come to lead the college will probably for a nap ... I you know of of Islam it is is a hamlet a coach can do there is contact ... as long as it comes from ... the Steven Wright I say Amen sees good Santa though he'd be interested in use today can cost of context can become established ... outbound Alabama could to show up in Montana they show up in years due to open new top ... they show up not only in those places but also in the two football hotbeds places like Ohio Florida ... and they showed remarkable ability to block ... the best players from those areas ... and bring them to Alabama and not just the superstars that are evident to everybody in the high school scene that they're taking people that you might not look at the bigger teams might not like that and making them into stars use it because the sea get to partly unique saving in Alabama and you can basically ... class ... all the best players and get them with the team ... it is necessary work so well ... I have the Embraer E coach note you don't have a no roster superstars unsettled by the celebrities ... business to recreate the investment she often need the young bloke I that's really hard work and that's a bit better than impose a certain aspect ... he's the will to find those guys is was in one of his Athens whine and complain Monday night ... chance one and ... it wasn't re recruited at a Georgia II is a few years ago ... and now he's probably look that is just about that that's the fence line in the country they're successful format they quickly lose your money on the island they cope when Alabama goes up against it came on Monday I'm going Seoul the irony FiOS leading to a paperless DieHard Notre Dame fans ... but that it's can be hard to bet against Alabama Nancy